Fort Myers mayor cools on minors' curfew

11:23 PM,
May 4, 2013

Randy Henderson

Written by

Marisa Kendall
mkendall@news-press.com

Violence in Fort Myers has slowed enough that Mayor Randy Henderson said it may be time to ease back the hours of the city's juvenile curfew.

The city put in place a stricter curfew in October, when Fort Myers was in the midst of a record year of homicides. There were 20 homicides in 2011 and 24 last year - most in recent history.

In an attempt to curtail crime and protect the city's youth, council moved the curfew for minors from 11 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weeknights, and from 12:01 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends. Council promised to evaluate the curfew's success after six months - which it will do Monday. ...